Ruth Ellen Brosseau, NDP MP-elect for the riding of Berthier-Maskinongé, arrives in the town of Saint Justin, Que., Wednesday, May 11, 2011.(Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Ruth Ellen Brosseau, NDP MP-elect for the riding of Berthier-Maskinongé, speaks to reporters as she arrives in the town of Saint Justin, Que., Wednesday, May 11, 2011.(Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Ruth Ellen Brosseau, NDP MP-elect for the riding of Berthier-Maskinongé, arrives in the town of Saint Justin, Que., Wednesday, May 11, 2011 with NDP deputy leader Thomas Mulcair.(Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Ruth Ellen Brosseau, NDP MP-elect for the riding of Berthier-Maskinongé, speaks to reporters as she arrives in the town of Saint Justin, Que., Wednesday, May 11, 2011.(Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS)